Rennes 3 Arsenal 1 : Iwobi Scores Maiden Europa League Goal As Gunners Lose In France
Published: March 07, 2019
Arsenal were left with an uphill task after suffering a 3-1 loss to Rennes in the first leg of their last 16 Europa League clash at Roazhon Park on Thursday evening, with Super Eagle Alex Iwobi finding the target for the visitors, his first goal in the competition after 13 games.
The game was only three minutes old before the Nigerian picked a pass from Nacho Monreal, cut in from the left before curling a shot which evaded a sea of bodies to clip in off the upright.
The goal was his fifth in all competitions this season, and the first since finding the net against Huddersfield in a league game in February.
The Nigerian offered the Gunners greatest offensive threat during the 53 minutes he spent on the pitch and came close to adding to his goal in the 23rd minute but Rennes goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek was on hand to punch away.
The game was only three minutes old before the Nigerian picked a pass from Nacho Monreal, cut in from the left before curling a shot which evaded a sea of bodies to clip in off the upright.
The goal was his fifth in all competitions this season, and the first since finding the net against Huddersfield in a league game in February.
The Nigerian offered the Gunners greatest offensive threat during the 53 minutes he spent on the pitch and came close to adding to his goal in the 23rd minute but Rennes goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek was on hand to punch away.
Goals from Benjamin Bourigeaud, Nacho Monreal (own goal) and Ismaila Sarr was enough to hand Julien Stephan's men the impetus ahead of next week's return fixture.
Emmanuel Chinaza
Photo Credit : arsenal.com
Latest News
- Official: Promising Nigerian striker signs new deal with Burnley after leaving Stoke City
- Real Betis midfield overhaul: Leicester City ace Ndidi on the radar of La Liga club
- Stevenage join race for Crystal Palace striker who trained with Flying Eagles in 2023
- Super Eagles' saviour in friendly against Russia attracting interest from Fulham
- Super Eagles forward Chukwueze to hold showdown talks with Allegri over AC Milan future
- Chelsea, Galatasaray or Al-Hilal? Ex-Galatasaray TV reporter predicts Osimhen's next club
- Final day: Three Nigerians leave Arsenal after spending a combined 26 years at the club
- Iheanacho's future at Sevilla depends on ex-midfielder beaten by Nigeria in 1996 Olympics final
- Fact-check: Insider reveals the truth about reports linking Super Eagles midfielder to West Ham
- Onuachu's replacement: Southampton working on deal to sign USMNT striker


News Categories
- African Players
- Australia/ Asia
- Belgian Championship
- Bundesliga
- Danish Football
- English Premier League
- Nigeria National Teams
- Casinos not on Gamstop
- Nigeria Premier League
- Norwegian Football
- Football Betting
- Polish Football
- Russian Championship
- Serie A
- Spanish Liga
- Swedish Championship
- Transfer
- Turkish Championship
- 1Win
- Ukrainian Football
- Uncategorized
- Women's Football
- SHBET
- keo nha cai
- F168
- F168
- okvip
- hi88
- hi88
- hi88
- hi88
- hi88